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Education reform

After COVID-19

Recalibrating the American educational system

Published April 7, 2020

When assessing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the nation's public school system, education reformer Bob Balfanz sees a light on the horizon

Jeffrey A. Grigg

In memoriam

Education scholar Jeffrey A. Grigg dies at 42

Published Nov 14, 2019

Grigg, who joined Johns Hopkins in 2014, researched the sociology of education, social stratification, school reform, and the organization of schools

Education

A career dedicated to improving educational outcomes

Published Oct 21, 2019

For 20 years, School of Education researcher Bob Balfanz has worked to help students make it through high school. Now he's turned his attention to helping them succeed in college.

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Education

Knock knock, teacher here

Published Fall 2019

Home visiting program shown to improve school attendance and standardized test scores for elementary and middle schoolers / Johns Hopkins Magazine

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Education policy

Informed insights for struggling schools

Published July 11, 2019

Founded in 2015, the Institute for Education Policy at the School of Education has earned a reputation for unbiased, pragmatic research

Q+A

Higher education's changing landscape

Published Nov 27, 2017

A conversation with Columbia sociologist Jonathan Cole, one of the country's leading thinkers on higher ed reform

Education

Closing the excellence gap

Published Oct 27, 2016

JHU talent development expert Jonathan Plucker explores how to remove barriers for low-income and minority students

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Commentary

A rare success story for Afghanistan

Published Aug 18, 2016

Investments in education system paying off for Afghanistan, SAIS visiting scholar Rohullah Osmani writes / The Diplomat

Education

U.S. fails curriculum test

Published Aug 16, 2016

Study: Popular curriculum emphasizes teaching to grade level, leaves millions of students unchallenged in the classroom

Commentary

Lotto for learning?

Published Feb 12, 2016

CTY's Elaine Tuttle Hansen offers suggestion for truly leveling playing field in college admissions process / Inside Higher Ed